When I read Moneyball a while back, it was already a few years old, and already seemed it (a whole chapter devoted to Scott Hatteberg?!) I don’t remember all of it, but one part in particular stood out for me … Continue reading →

… is that 140 characters isn’t always enough to say what you want. Here’s a case in point. A common trick question goes as follows: who was the last switch hitter to be the American League MVP? In the National … Continue reading →

When I saw the news that Wayne Gretzky’s son had signed with the Chicago Cubs my first thought was “I bet he hits left-handed and throws right-handed.” And sure enough: Gretzky, 18, finished his senior season with a .393 batting … Continue reading →

On May 21 of this year, the Atlanta Braves beat the Anaheim/L.A. Angels 5-4. Dan Uggla went 1 for 6 in this game. What is remarkable about this, you ask? As far as I can tell, this is the only … Continue reading →